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APPLICATION FILED APR. I2. I9I6.

Patented Mar. 27, 1917.

."pamv ONOJERE LINDSAY AND OSCAR HIDALGO, 0F VALPARAISO, CHILE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 2'7, 191W.

Application filed April 12, 1916. Serial No. 90,641.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that we, ONUFRE LINDSAY 'we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to hand stamps and.

. more particularly to a stamp embodying an ink pad, holder and means for securing a wax or other type of stencil sheet over the ink pad.

The invention has for its primary object to provide simple and effective means for attaching the ink pad or absorbent sheet to the holder including a spring presser plate having a chamber designed to contain ink and perforations in the plate to permit the ink to flow over the ink pad.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter. specifically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 represents an end elevation of the stamp, 1

Fig. 2 represents a side elevation of the presser plate removed,

Fig. 3 represents a fragmental perspective view of one end of the presser plate and handle connected therewith, and

Fig.4 represents a perspective View of the ink pad or absorbent sheet removed.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 5 indicates a rigid body plate constructed of sheet metal or other material, in the center of which is secured a knob or handle 6. The longitudinal edges of the plate 5 are turned inwardly under the plate and are curved downwardly to provide a air of guides or retaining members 8. .5 orally by the numeral 9 is arranged below the body plate 5, and the longitudinal edge portions 10 thereof are curved upwardly and removably engaged between the extreme presser plate, designated. gen

longitudinal edges 11 and inwardly directed portions 7 of the edges of the body plate 5. The extreme edges of the spring presser plate 9 are turned over a substantially U- shaped wire 12, constituting a handle whereby the presser plate may be removed longitudinalliy from the body plate 5.

The en ortransverse edges of the presser plate 9 are turned upwardly to provide end walls 13, which are connected with the upwardly turned sides 10 of the presser plate to provide an ink containing chamber 14. The portion of the presser plate intermediate the end walls 13 of the upwardly curved sides 10 is formed with a plurality of relatively small perforations 15, to permit the ink contained within the chamber 14: to flow upon the inner surface of the ink pad or absorbent sheet 16, and also to permit the ink held in the pad by capillary attraction to flow into the chamber 14 when the pad is compressed.

The longitudinal edges of the pad 16 are bound by metallic strips 17 carrying hooks 18 adapted to engage in slots 19 formed in the upwardly curved sides 10 of the spring presser plate 9, whereby the pad is secured in position under the presser plate.

The stamp is particularly designed for use in connection with a wax or other type of stencil sheet 20, which is secured in position over the spring presser plate 9 and over the ink pad by engaging the longitudinal edges thereof between the upwardly curved edges 10 of the presser plate and the inwardly directed portions 7 of the body plate.

What we claim is:

1. A stamp including a body plate having two of the opposed edges curved, a handle carried by said body plate, a spring pressed plate spaced from said body plate and havingupwardly curved edge portions engaged with the curved edges of' said body plate, end walls carried by said spring presser plate and connected with the upwardly curved'edge portions of the presser plate to form an ink receptacle, said presser'plate. having a plurality of perforations therein, and an ink pad secured to said spring presser plate and adapted to receive ink from said receptacle.

2. A stamp including a body plate, a"

spring presser plate removably secured in In testimony whereof We aflix our signaspaced relation to said body plate and havtures in presence of two Witnesses.

ing an ink containin chamber, said presser ONOFRE LINDSAY. plate having a plurality of perforations in OSCAR HIDALGO.

the lower portion thereof, and an ink pad \Vitnesses:

arranged under said presser plate and re- S. ALNoDERo,

movably secured to the latter. C. E. WAoKoRTs. 

